MARCH 2014 Parish News Parish Shrove Tuesday is 4th March of Saint of Church, Peter’s Heversham, SaintChurch, John’s Levensand Saint Thomas’ Church, Milnthorpe 1 Colour A4 Parish News version on www.stpetersheversham.org and www.heversham.org Bishop Robert’s Invitation to Contact Details page 23 “Reach” You can subscribe to this new monthly email giving news, resources, encouragement and ideas, to stimulate mission and evangelism across Cumbria. Produced by the Bishop’s office, the content will be ecumenical with various possibilities to help all churches to connect with people across our county. Reach will be available by email and free subscription, offering MILNTHORPE’s traditional short, selected items. As time market goes by, it will include more is on The Square every Friday stories and examples of how different resources are being used FARMERS MARKET and we are keen to learn from Second Friday each other. Contact Shoppers’ Service [email protected] Friday 14th March at 10 am at the Bishop’s office for info on in St Thomas’ how to subscribe and to contribute Church any suggestions for future issues. ‘thought for the The aim is to make it interesting and accessible, sharing practical day’ ideas about mission and outreach. Mon, Wed, FRIDAY FRIDAY and Fri mornings mornings 2.15pm - 4.30 pm Levens Methodist St Thomas’ Church Milnthorpe Methodist Church Centre Church Books 2 Borrow Too! Call in for a cuppa & chat & Bric a Brac stall 2 Mothering Sunday is Sunday 30th March 2014 9.30 am at St Peter’s Heversham All Age Worship for Mothering Sunday 10.00 am at St John’s Levens Mothering Sunday All Age Worship with Communion 11.00 am at St Thomas Milnthorpe Family Service for Mothering Sunday, united with Milnthorpe Methodists In the UK the clocks go forward 1 hour at 1am on the last Sunday in March, and back 1 hour at 2am on the last Sunday in October. Crossways Crafts Wednesdays, 10 am at Levens Methodist Churcch “Singing for Fun” New members welcome All Ages Welcome Joy Bell Musical Director Come & Join in at the Methodist Church, MONDAY MORNING Milnthorpe CRAFT SESSIONS at Last Thurs in the month Milnthorpe Methodist 7- 8.30 pm Church Hall first and third Monday Susan Tel 64099 of each month, 10 am – 12 noon 3 St. Peter’s Church, Heversham Sunday 2nd 9.30 am Parish Communion 6.30 pm Open to God Services 5th 7.30 pm Ash Wednesday Service s for March 9th 8.00 am Holy Communion BCP 9.30 am Parish Communion 16th 9.30 am Celtic Communion Praise 4-5 pm Messy Church 23rd 10.00 am Joint Communion at St Peter’s with Bishop Robert 6.30 pm Evening Prayer with Hymns *30th 8.00 am Holy Communion BCP 9.30 am All Age Worship for Mothering Sunday St. Thomas’ Church, Milnthorpe 2nd 8.00 am Holy Communion (BCP) 11.00 am Parish Communion with Children’s Club 9th 11.00 am Celtic Communion with Children’s Club 6.30 pm Café Church at Hideaway Cafe 16th 8.00 am Holy Communion BCP 11.00 am Morning Praise with Children’s Club 23rd 10.00 am Joint Service at Heversham *30th 11.00 am Family Service for Mothering Sunday Levens : St John’s Church. Levens 2nd 10.00 am Parish Communion 5th 7.00 pm Ash Wednesday Imposition of Ashes and Holy Communion 9th 10.00 am All Age Worship united with the Methodists at St John’s 16th 10.00 am Parish Communion 23rd 10.00 am Parish Communion *30th 10.00 am Mothering Sunday All Age Worship with Communion * CLOCKS CHANGE ! Please check weekly notices for any amendments. Do feel welcome to come along to Prayers Mon to Thurs Morning Prayer 8.15 am St John’s, Levens Tues –see notices Weekday Communion 10.00 am St Peter’s Heversham Tues Rendezvous 10.45 cuppa & chat, 11.15 a short time of prayer, St Johns 2nd Wednesdays Prayers for Healing Service 6.30 pm St John’s, Levens Fridays Informal prayer 10.00 am St Thomas’ Milnthorpe Saturdays Informal Prayer Meeting 8.00 am for 1 hour at Heversham Times of the various weekday House Groups are detailed on notices in the churches. 4 Do join in. Everyone is welcome. Details for Women’s World Day of Prayer Lent Groups and Soup Lunches ‘Streams in the Desert’ Friday March 7th On weekly notice sheets at churches Milnthorpe Methodist Church at 2pm The service to observe a common day of prayer throughout the world is written this year by the Christian Women of Egypt. Our speaker is Janice Eadington Levens Methodist Church Sundays at 10.30 am 2nd Rev. Jeff Thomas HOLY COMMUNION 9th at 10 am at St John's UNITED All Age Worship 16th Rev. Heather Snape The symbol of WWDP shows arrows 23rd Chapel Anniversary converging from four parts of the Celebrations compass, four figures kneeling in 10.30am & 6pm prayer, the Celtic cross and a circle 30th Rev. William Riley representing the world and our unity through all our diversity. Milnthorpe Methodist Church Sundays 10.30 Info: Joy Bell 62985 Christ the King RC Church 2th Rev David Stretton (Communion) Milnthorpe Tel: 62387 Mgr F. Slattery PP 9th Barbara Fryers And 6.30 pm Café Church at Sunday Mass 9.30 am The Hideaway Restaurant Crooklands Confessions: 16th Wilf Barron Saturday 11-11.30 am 23th Brian Gray (or any time upon request). 30th MOTHERING SUNDAY at 11.00am United Service @ St Thomas’ Church Details for Bible Study phone 015395 62985 5 Join a Christians Together in Levens STUDY GROUP FOR THE LENT Lent Course Project for 2014. There will be one or more Lent SEASON. Study Groups meeting during Lent. The Monday Group will be one of them each Monday from 10th March SIX WEEKLY STUDIES ON at 10.15am and finishing in time to share in the Lent Lunches. Other groups will be meeting - see ‘JESUS AND THE posters for details. MARGINALISED’ provided by Embrace the Middle East (formerly The Biblelands Society) Group 1 LENT LUNCHES every Monday in Each Wednesday 10 –11.30 am Lent at 12.00noon at Methodist 5 March to 9 April 2014 Church - commencing 10th March. Enjoy home made soup and good The Church Centre, fellowship and donate the cost to a (St Thomas’s Church) good cause. Milnthorpe CTiL meet bi-monthly to arrange Group 2 events etc. Next meeting 2pm on Each Thursday 7.30 9 pm 2nd April at 1 Church Road. 6 March to 10 April 2014 The Presbytery, Haverflatts Lane (Christ the King Church) Saturday 15th March, Milnthorpe Levens Institute 10.00 am Coffee Morning in aid of Anyone is welcome to either Philippines hurricane group, and there is no need to relief and Syrian civil war refugees. attend all the sessions Organised by CTiL There is no charge for this and young people course of study of Levens. 6 Saint John’s Church: Levens Prayer Cycle St John’s Levens PCC meeting We invite you to join us in praying for on 5th February discussed worship our village; for those who live in it, and other church events, activities those who work in it, and those who with young families and young people, visit. In March we think especially of the action plan for the church’s work Church Road, the School, Church and mission, finance and a report on Close and Stone Lands. the roof of the nave. It also set the date of the Annual Parochial Church Levens Parish pastoral visiting Meeting, for all parishioners on the If there is anyone you know in Levens Electoral Roll, as Sunday 6 April who would appreciate a visit, or has following the morning service in St difficulty visiting loved ones in hospital John’s. let Ruth Crossley 60223, Audrey Larkins 60769 or St John’s Flower rota Frances Makin 61417, know, no flowers in Lent so that contact can be arranged. Advance notice. FAIR TRADE FORTNIGHT Levens Open Gardens will, February 23rd - March 9th for the first time, be on two days, Fair Trade goods so please try to keep will be on sale in Levens as follows: Saturday and Sunday July 19th and 20th free! Traidcraft Stall selling foods etc. at a We shall also be serving lunches fair price as well as afternoon teas, so lots ~ at the Methodist Church on of help will be needed! Sunday 2nd March ~ at Coffee Shop sessions on Post Office afternoons Stop press. on 10th, 12th & 14th March As we go to press, we have 2.30pm to 4.30pm learned sad news: Sandy Lofthouse, ~ at St. John's Church on 9th March Canon A.F.J. Lofthouse, died on Sunday 9 February. He was vicar in ~ and at the W.I. Meeting on the Levens from 1978 to 1996, also evening of 11th March. having the care of Helsington and Underbarrow . In retirement he helped in other local parishes, particularly Beetham, and was well-known and well-liked in all our parishes. 7 Saint Thomas’ Church: Milnthorpe where all St Thomas' Church will be open are during the day at weekends welcome & during school holidays. You are welcome to use the church for quiet contemplation and prayer. Encore Opera Allegri Singers present return to St Thomas’s “Spring Serenade” on Saturday 29th March. at 7.30 pm Popular favourites from Opera and Bach’s most popular motet Gilbert and Sullivan Jesu, Meine Freude and a range of Saturday 8th March settings of the Song of Solomon 7.30 pm by composers at St Thomas’ Church from the 15th to the 20th Centuries.